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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “gladding” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

36 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
gladding123630(None) 
cladding1337141cladding
gadding113411451g_adding
adding93914962__adding
begladding1642662begladding
blading113615362bla_ding
bradding13268932bradding
claddings1433212claddings
glaceing1236532glaceing
gladden10376312gladden_
gladdening1442692gladdening
gladdens11364462gladdens
glairing1047282glairing
glancing1247062glancing
glaring93714882gla_ring
glassing10329972glassing
glazing183611002gla_zing
gliding103911842gl_iding
goading103112852goa_ding
godding113911942g_odding
grading103918712gra_ding
guarding1136522guarding
lading84227122_la_ding
ladling92813392_ladling
landing92819322_landing
larding92917872_larding
lauding93211902_lauding
lidding103611432_lidding
madding123711992_madding
padding123412512_padding
plodding13166342plodding
quadding2035362quadding
radding103715002_radding
readding11411362readding
sledding11248502sledding
wadding133711942_wadding

Search took 4 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911210590.1401276364.3
2DLD Change Limit121059363.47034887.3
3Display Results36360.0132769.2
 (SQL Overall)178691363.62349321.3
 
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